Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.6 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ceridwen Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ferndale and Maerdy , and the 205th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ceridwen Street (CF43 4DA) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher than the Ferndale and Maerdy average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ceridwen Street (CF43 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ceridwen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maerdy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maerdy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilson Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceridwen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceridwen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceridwen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ceridwen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ceridwen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maerdy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street

Data Sources

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